Brian McKnight and Angie Stone Star in National Tour of Hinton Battle's Love Lies, Beginning April 2 in D.C.

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02 Apr 2013

Brian McKnight

Sixteen-time Grammy Award nominee Brian McKnight and three-time Grammy nominee Angie Stone — both seen in Broadway's Chicago — star in the national tour of Hinton Battle's Love Lies, which kicks off April 2-7 at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C.

The work, which premiered in summer 2012 at the Midtown International Theatre Festival, will also play Baltimore, MD (Lyric Theatre), Chicago, IL (Arie Crown Theatre) and Atlanta, GA (Fox), among others. Visit LoveLiesTheTour.com for a complete list of venues and dates.

"They are going to knock these roles out of the park," said playwright and star Battle in an earlier statement. "It's going to be great fun to have these dynamic performers on board."

The musical, according to press notes, "centers on three women who arrive at a funeral, only to discover they were all engaged to the same dead man. In this story of love, lies and betrayal – sparks don't just fly – they explode as the ghost of the deceased watches on!" The production will feature an LED screen created by European production company Clonwerk.

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Battle also created the "Hinton Battle Love Lies Gospel Search," which integrates local gospel choirs in the production that were chosen to perform on stage with the cast through an open audition process. To register, click here.

The tour is produced by Hello Entertainment/David Garfinkle, 420 West Entertainment, LLC/Hinton Battle and West Vision Productions/Chuck West in association with Beverly J. Camhe and associate producer One Circle Productions/Mira Tzur.